Voice to parliament referendum fails in defeat that Indigenous advocates will see as a blow to progress towards reconciliation

Australians have resoundingly rejected a proposal to recognise Aboriginal people in its constitution and establish a body to advise parliament on Indigenous issues.

Saturday’s voice to parliament referendum failed, with the defeat clear shortly after polls closed.

  • BlackmistEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I did see something that reminded me of the last two UK referendums.

    Leading figure Warren Mundine in the No camp said the referendum was “built on a lie” and a waste of time and resources that could have been better spent on struggling communities

    Ah, where have we seen that pile of bullshit before?

    Oh yes, Brexit saying they’d give all the EU money to the NHS, and the NoToAV lot saying that babies needed incubators, not a new voting system.

    Of course none of it was actually spent on those things, it was merely a suggestion, leaving it free to be simply embezzled by Tory cunts.